Islamic Democracy!

**greenchanda** · 01-08-2012, 11:50 PM

Salam.

What are your thoughts on the term Islamic Democracy?

Jzk.

**abumusab** · 02-08-2012, 02:44 AM

Salaam

Islam = Deen revealed by Allah to Muhammed (saw) which Muslims must use as a single reference point for the laws for the whole of their life.

Democracy = Law of the people, by the people.... where Allah has no right to interfere in man's decisions of how he wants to live since they decide what law will govern their lives.

So Islamic Democracy is like Islamic Hinduism - a contradiction in terms.

**warea** · 02-08-2012, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by abumusab

Salaam

Islam = Deen revealed by Allah to Muhammed (saw) which Muslims must use as a single reference point for the laws for the whole of their life.

Democracy = Law of the people, by the people.... where Allah has no right to interfere in man's decisions of how he wants to live since they decide what law will govern their lives.

So Islamic Democracy is like Islamic Hinduism - a contradiction in terms.

What if Democracy is defined as "laws formed throughout representatives of the people and bounded within the shariah" ?

**ahmad12** · 02-08-2012, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by warea

What if Democracy is defined as "laws formed throughout representatives of the people and bounded within the shariah" ?

How could laws formed by representatives of the people be 'bound by sharia'? That makes no sense since the sharia IS the law

**warea** · 02-08-2012, 04:28 AM

Originally Posted by ahmad12

How could laws formed by representatives of the people be 'bound by sharia'? That makes no sense since the sharia IS the law

Because the shariah has kept open many aspects without any fixed laws or laws based on customs which can be modified if required. Secondly, the shariah is also interpreted by the people and in that case there are a group of laws which are derived through analogy or inductions that may nnot be so self evident or clear or agreed upon or monolithic in possible interpretations and opinions. In that case too, the people have a influential role to play IF such laws will get implemented from the top.

**Abu Zakir** · 02-08-2012, 09:14 AM

You could in theory have a parliament but it would not be able to make any laws. All laws would be discovered by faqis (jurists) and they only apply them in a court. As long as parliament does not make fractional reserve banking halal, or force people to use the state paper money, or increase taxes for everybody....which really makes parliament useless and therefore not worth having.

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**janaveronikazahra** · 02-08-2012, 10:09 AM

Salam alikum,
I understand there would be islamic lawyers issuing decisions/proposal about sharia, but there should be still counsil or some other body (parliament in smaller shape) to decide about if and when the particular decision to be implemented, and also have right to comment and cooperate with lawyers, or?
And in additon who will choose those lawyers and other organisations to keep system transparent?

**AK-1990** · 02-08-2012, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by greenchanda

Salam.

What are your thoughts on the term Islamic Democracy?

Jzk.

I believe the name of this thread must be changed. There is nothing as Islamic Democracy. This term is an oxymoron. This is just like pasting a label of Islam on a system of kufr (inherited from the west). There is no such mixture. Our Ulema have forbidden us to do that. They have categorically stated that there can be only 2 types of system. A system of govt is either is Shariah or it is Kufr (e.g Democracy)

**abumusab** · 02-08-2012, 10:44 AM

Salaam Brothers

Muslims have been ordered to refer all their matters to what our Messenger Muhammed (saw) has brought and not the people.

But no! by your Lord! they do not believe (in reality) until they make you a judge of that which has become a matter of disagreement among them, and then do not find any straitness in their hearts as to what you have decided and submit with entire submission. (4.60)

"It is not fitting for a Believer, man or woman, when a matter has been decided by Allah and His Messenger to have any option about their decision: if any one disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he is indeed on a clearly wrong Path." (33.36)

The Deen of Islam is perfect and complete containing a law for everything:

" This day have I perfected your Deen for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your Deen" (5.3)

"We have sent down to you the Book explaining all things, a Guide, a Mercy, and Glad Tidings to Muslims." (16.89)

Ijtihad is the effort exerted by the Mujtahid to deduce a law

(a) from the Quran and Sunnah only - not referring it to the people in anyway making its validity subject to their choice
(b) only on matters for which the law is implicit in the Quran and Sunnah which require a deduction and not on explicitly stated matters such as Ribah and Alcohol being haram or the command to cut the hand of the thief since these are explicit verses.

The Head of State in Islam reserves the competency to adopt a law on an Ijtihadi matter which is binding upon the the Muslims as has been demonstrated by the Khulafah Rashidah of Abu Bakr (RA) and Omar (RA).

Besides, Democracy emanates from Secularism and not Islam which in itself is a sufficient reason to make it batil, invalid, in itself since it has not been brought by our our Messenger (saw)....

"Whatever the Messenger brings you take it...." (59.7)

**Revert2001** · 02-08-2012, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by AK-1990

There is no such mixture. Our Ulema have forbidden us to do that. They have categorically stated that there can be only 2 types of system. A system of govt is either is Shariah or it is Kufr (e.g Democracy)

Do you have a LINK or other evidence to back up your claim that Democracy is forbidden in Islam?

Or is that just your personal opinion?